The panel I picked out for the larger box wasnвЂ™t wide enough. ItвЂ™s kinda fun to wing it like this sometimes.Дuring the first dry assembly, I realized a problem. I have no idea how long and how short because I wasnвЂ™t measuring. Starting with the larger box, I made two pieces longer and two pieces shorter. Then stop blocks are used to cut matching pairs. One of these magnetic digital angle gauges makes a quick and accurate setup of the table saw.ДЇirst, every piece gets a miter to establish one side of the joint. There are many ways to make mitered corners but my go-to method is the table saw. I wanted mitered corners and to reinforce them with dowel keys. ThatвЂ™s actually one of the only predetermined details of this build that I had before starting. I settled on mitered corners for the box joinery. Anything larger or thinner is more convenient at the table saw. That is, when an exact 1/4вЂќ width is needed. A router table makes much quicker work of this compared to the table saw. Whatever material was left would be used to make the smaller box.ДЄ dado was cut 1/4вЂќ in from the bottom face of all the pieces for the bottom panel. This was everything needed for the larger box. Three boards for the front, back, and sides and one board for the bottom panel. Again, just going with whatever dimension worked for the material. The final width was established at the table saw. There was a layer of finish as well as who knows how many years of dirt and grime. Ripping to rough length and getting rid of more junk at the bandsaw.ДЇollowed by jointing and planing to see the wood grain for the first time. In my opinion, of course.Д«y now IвЂ™ve only decided on a pair of boxes. This image is a great example of how having a light on a miter saw is much better than a laser. Some of the boards had too much metal in them to worry about pulling the metal. Step 1 is to break down the pieces to have a better idea of what I have to work with. I do know that it was too clear and straight to go to the burn pile or the landfill. I have no idea how old it is or what it was in its past life. This is a pile of walnut from an old piece of furniture. I did know I would be using reclaimed lumber for this project. Coming into this project I didnвЂ™t really have a game plan or a design in mind. Something to hold all of the hair products, brushes, toothpaste, and anything else that is commonly used when getting ready or before bed. My wife requested some kind of box organizer for the top of our daughterвЂ™s vanity. This one-day build was meant for the sole purpose of checking one item off the honey-do list.

Miter spline jig plans